Same-sex marriage supporter waves a pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2023. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
It also urges defunding Planned Parenthood and directing public funds toward "life-affirming healthcare providers."
The 10-year anniversary of the high court's controversial landmark 5-4 gay marriage decision falls later this month.
"The Constitution, however, does not permit the State to bar same-sex couples from marriage on the same terms as accorded to couples of the opposite sex," the opinion asserted.
Resolutions committee chair Dr. Andrew Walker, who described the SBC as the biggest Protestant denomination in the U.S., emphasized during a press conference that he recognizes the "headwinds."
"There is very little desire, even on the conservative side, I think, to go to bat for marriage in this… culture," he said, explaining that the resolution aims to convey that "Southern Baptists are not going anywhere on this issue."
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He noted that he hopes "this is used as a mechanism for encouragement for other conservative-minded evangelicals."
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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